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Black Works Studio Killer Bee Connecticut: flavour profile and cigars like it

Black Works Studio Killer Bee Connecticut is a handmade cigar made in Nicaragua. Its published strength is medium. It has a Maduro Connecticut wrapper grown in Ecuador and filler from Nicaragua. The tasting notes in our sources point to cream, cedar, pepper, cocoa and fruit.

If you like it, the closest matches in the palate test are Black Works Studio Killer Bee Original Maduro and Rocky Patel Disciple.

Published by Breaking Cigars · Editorial contact: Anatolie Clevan · Sources read · Independently fact-checked · How we built this

Black Works Studio Killer Bee Connecticut cigar
Single cigar pictured. Photo: klarocigars.com. Framing by Breaking Cigars.

What does Black Works Studio Killer Bee Connecticut taste like?

CreamCedarEarthPepperCocoaSweetFruitHerbal
Our flavour map: the eight flavour families named in the tasting notes we cite.
  • cream and nuts
  • cedar and wood
  • pepper and spice
  • cocoa and coffee
  • fruit and floral

How strong is it, and what's in it?

WrapperConnecticut main wrapper; Ecuadorian maduro swirl cap and closed foot
BinderNicaraguan Habano
FillerNicaragua
StrengthMedium as published by cigar-coop.com
BodyNot published
Made inNicaragua
Made byFábrica Oveja Negra for Black Works Studio
FactoryFábrica Oveja Negra, Estelí
SizesNot listed

Strength here means nicotine, which mostly comes from the filler. Wrapper colour is not a strength guide.

What reviewers say

  • Cigar Coop (cigar-coop.com): 90 points, Petite Corona 4½ × 46, original limited release (2019-03-11)In our words: Coffee, cream, cedar, pepper and subtle citrus develop. The reviewer found medium strength with medium-full body.

Scores as published by the magazine or retailer, for the size named. Notes are our summary of the review, not quotes. We don't score cigars ourselves.

About Black Works Studio Killer Bee Connecticut

The line. Killer Bee Connecticut first appeared in 2018 as a small-batch release. Its initial Yellow Jacket name changed after the trade show. The July 8, 2022 maker announcement returned it as a core-line petite corona. ovejanegracigars.com

The brand. James Brown introduced Black Works Studio in late 2015. Killer Bee, NBK and Rorschach were its first three releases. The brand produces small batches at Fábrica Oveja Negra in Estelí, Nicaragua. Its packaging draws on contemporary art. Oveja Negra Brands now distributes the portfolio. cigar-coop.com

Cigars like Black Works Studio Killer Bee Connecticut

  1. Black Works Studio Killer Bee Original MaduroClosest matchConnecticut wrapper · Medium to medium-fullSame Connecticut wrapper family, also made in Nicaragua, less cream and nuts, about the same strength.
  2. Rocky Patel DiscipleAlso fitsSan Andrés wrapper · Medium to fullAlso made in Nicaragua, a step stronger.
  3. Tatuaje input reclassified to L'Atelier L'AtelierAlso fitsWrapper style not published · Medium to fullAlso made in Nicaragua, more natural sweetness, a step stronger.
  4. Leonel WhiteAlso fitsConnecticut wrapper · Mild to mediumSame Connecticut wrapper family, also made in Nicaragua, less pepper and spice, a step milder.
  5. Oliva Serie VOne step furtherWrapper style not published · Medium to fullAlso made in Nicaragua, less cream and nuts, a step stronger.

Picked by the palate test's own engine, as if you named Black Works Studio Killer Bee Connecticut as a favourite: never more than one strength step above it, plain tobacco only, one cigar per brand.

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